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Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki / Rozhdestvensky, Morosova, Et Al
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Tchaikovsky: Cherevichki / Rozhdestvensky, Morosova, Et Al

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Composer
TCHAIKOVSKY, PYOTR ILYICH
Artist
Rozhdestvenski, Morosova, Popov, Semciuk, Schagidullin
Format
CD
Label
Dynamic
Released
Nov 21, 2000
Catalog #
DYN-CDS287
UPC
8007144602871

About


In 1874 Tchaikovsky composed an opera, Vakula the Smith, that like many of his operatic works, failed with the public. Years later in 1885, Tchaikovsky resurrected the work, refashioned it, and renamed it Cherevichki, which translates as The Little Shoes. The plot still centers around Vakula, who is in love with the beautiful Oksana, who has him so wrapped around her little finger that she drives him to thoughts of suicide with her indifferent posturing. Oksana informs Vakula he can again win her love only by securing the slippers worn by the Czarina herself, a task Vakula accomplishes with the aid of the captured and subdued devil. Vakula returns triumphant, and Oksana, true to form, declines the slippers, stating that Vakula's love is treasure enough for her. (Gee, thanks a lot, babe!) Yes, of course there are more characters and subplots involved, but you get the gist of the story.

For this tale Tchaikovsky provided his characteristic melodic, passionate, dramatic music, including quite a few tuneful arias. Actually, a lot of it sounds like Swan Lake, and while there may not be passages of haunting despair of the type found in Eugene Onegin (with its Pathétique pre-echoes), there are plenty of emotionally intense moments, especially from Vakula, sung with tremendous feeling by Valerij Popov. Ekaterina Morosova combines the sweet and the tart with a beautiful voice to bring the facile Oksana to life, while her father, Cub, gets a warmly gruff portrayal by Vladimir Ognovenko.

As in Onegin, Act 3 features a seemingly obligatory extended solo for bass, the character in this case being His Serene Highness, sung in a dull but appropriately ceremonial manner by Grigory Osipov. Gennady Rozhdestvensky again proves his long-held Tchaikovsky credentials, reveling in the score's balletic passages and dramatic climaxes, all the while getting the Orchestra of the Teatro Lirico di Cagliari to sound like Russian orchestras of old. The live recording balances the voices (including the excellent chorus) and orchestra very well, bringing the drama right into the theater. The included applause reveals a strangely tepid audience response after each act, except at the very end.
--Victor Carr Jr., ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 35 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 Overture 11:39
    Track
    1
    Title
    Overture
    Duration
    11:39
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  3. 2 Act I Scene 1: Duet: Ah, how silvery the moon shines, how clearly and far we can see! (Solocha, Bes) 08:24
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: Duet: Ah, how silvery the moon shines, how clearly and far we can see! (Solocha, Bes)
    Duration
    08:24
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ludmila Semciuk, Albert Schagidullin
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  4. 3 Act I Scene 1: She's got really warmed up, she's shaken, she's on fire! (Bes, Solocha, Chorus of Spirits, Cub, Panas) 09:28
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I Scene 1: She's got really warmed up, she's shaken, she's on fire! (Bes, Solocha, Chorus of Spirits, Cub, Panas)
    Duration
    09:28
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Albert Schagidullin, Ludmila Semciuk, Vladimir Ognovenko
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  5. 4 Act I Scene 2: Aria: Just look at the snowstorm! (Oksana) 01:59
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Aria: Just look at the snowstorm! (Oksana)
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  6. 5 Act I Scene 2: A little apple tree was blossoming in the garden, it was in flower but it has withered (Oksana) 06:27
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: A little apple tree was blossoming in the garden, it was in flower but it has withered (Oksana)
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  7. 6 Act I Scene 2: Scene: She never takes her eyes off herself, and then she even praises her own beauty out loud! (Vakula, Oksana) 06:23
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Scene: She never takes her eyes off herself, and then she even praises her own beauty out loud! (Vakula, Oksana)
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Valeri Popov, Ekaterina Morosova
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  8. 7 Act I Scene 2: Scene: Just look at you! (Oksana, Cub, Vakula) 01:41
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Scene: Just look at you! (Oksana, Cub, Vakula)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Vladimir Ognovenko, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  9. 8 Act I Scene 2: Scene and Duet: What's all this noise? (Oksana, Vakula) 06:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Scene and Duet: What's all this noise? (Oksana, Vakula)
    Duration
    06:23
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  10. 9 Act I Scene 2: Last Scene: If only people were a bit more intelligent, a bit more perspicacious, a bit braver … (Oksana, Vakula, Chorus of Youngsters, Chorus, The Girls) 06:14
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I Scene 2: Last Scene: If only people were a bit more intelligent, a bit more perspicacious, a bit braver … (Oksana, Vakula, Chorus of Youngsters, Chorus, The Girls)
    Duration
    06:14
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  11. Disc 2
  12. 1 Act II Scene 1: Intermezzo 01:34
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Intermezzo
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  13. 2 Act II Scene 1: Scene: The storm has swept my broomstick away (Solocha, Bes) 05:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Scene: The storm has swept my broomstick away (Solocha, Bes)
    Duration
    05:55
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ludmila Semciuk, Albert Schagidullin
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  14. 3 Act II Scene 1: Scene: Now that's what I call snow! (Golova, Solocha) 03:26
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Scene: Now that's what I call snow! (Golova, Solocha)
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Barseg Tumanyan, Ludmila Semciuk
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  15. 4 Act II Scene 1: Scene: Is anyone in? (Schoolmaster, Solocha) 03:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Scene: Is anyone in? (Schoolmaster, Solocha)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ludmila Semciuk
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  16. 5 Act II Scene 1: Song: A woman runs after the devil, she has made friends with the accursed (Schoolmaster, Solocha) 04:08
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Song: A woman runs after the devil, she has made friends with the accursed (Schoolmaster, Solocha)
    Duration
    04:08
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ludmila Semciuk
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  17. 6 Act II Scene 1: Scene: Greetings! (Cub, Solocha, Vakula) 02:32
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Scene: Greetings! (Cub, Solocha, Vakula)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Vladimir Ognovenko, Ludmila Semciuk, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  18. 7 Act II Scene 1: Quintet: I don't feel well … (Schoolmaster, Solocha, Bes, Golova, Cub, Vakula) 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Quintet: I don't feel well … (Schoolmaster, Solocha, Bes, Golova, Cub, Vakula)
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Vladimir Okenko, Ludmila Semciuk, Albert Schagidullin, Barseg Tumanyan
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  19. 8 Act II Scene 1: Arioso: A year has gone by and here they are calling me again to go and sing the koljakdki (Vakula) 03:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act II Scene 1: Arioso: A year has gone by and here they are calling me again to go and sing the koljakdki (Vakula)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  20. 9 Act II Scene 2: Good evening! Good evening! (Chorus, Old Men and Women) 06:09
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Good evening! Good evening! (Chorus, Old Men and Women)
    Duration
    06:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  21. 10 Act II Scene 2: Scene and Song: Oksana, why are you so late? (Chorus, Oksana, Vakula) 07:21
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Scene and Song: Oksana, why are you so late? (Chorus, Oksana, Vakula)
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  22. 11 Act II Scene 2: My shoes aren't very big (Oksana, Chorus) 03:19
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: My shoes aren't very big (Oksana, Chorus)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  23. 12 Act II Scene 2: Last Scene: Ah, Vakula, you're here again (Oksana, Vakula, Chorus, Cub) 05:56
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II Scene 2: Last Scene: Ah, Vakula, you're here again (Oksana, Vakula, Chorus, Cub)
    Duration
    05:56
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Valeri Popov, Vladimir Ognovenko
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  24. Disc 3
  25. 1 Act III Scene 1: Intermezzo 02:50
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Intermezzo
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  26. 2 Act III Scene 1: Scene: It is dark, too dark (Chorus of Undines, Wood Spirit) 04:33
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Scene: It is dark, too dark (Chorus of Undines, Wood Spirit)
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  27. 3 Act III Scene 1: Scene and Song: Where have I come to? To the river? (Vakula, Echo) 01:09
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Scene and Song: Where have I come to? To the river? (Vakula, Echo)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  28. 4 Act III Scene 1: Scene and Song: Who knows, my girl, if your heart can feel my pain, my terrible pain? (Vakula, Bes) 06:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act III Scene 1: Scene and Song: Who knows, my girl, if your heart can feel my pain, my terrible pain? (Vakula, Bes)
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Valeri Popov, Albert Schagidullin
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  29. 5 Act III Scene 2: We are there (Bes, Vakula, An Old Cossack, Chorus, Guard) - Scene 3: Polonaise: Have I reached heaven? (Vakula, Master of Ceremonies, Chorus of Cossacks, His Serene Highness … ) 09:52
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act III Scene 2: We are there (Bes, Vakula, An Old Cossack, Chorus, Guard) - Scene 3: Polonaise: Have I reached heaven? (Vakula, Master of Ceremonies, Chorus of Cossacks, His Serene Highness … )
    Duration
    09:52
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Albert Schagidullin, Valeri Popov, František Zahradníček
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  30. 6 Act III Scene 3: Song: Before we start the dances, allow me, my friends, to declaim an ode (His Serene Highness, Chorus of Courtiers, Chorus) 06:30
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Song: Before we start the dances, allow me, my friends, to declaim an ode (His Serene Highness, Chorus of Courtiers, Chorus)
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Grigory Osipov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  31. 7 Act III Scene 3: Minuet: Did you have a good journey? (His Serene Highness, Chorus of Cossacks, Vakula) 03:40
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Minuet: Did you have a good journey? (His Serene Highness, Chorus of Cossacks, Vakula)
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Grigory Osipov, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  32. 8 Act III Scene 3: Russian Dance 04:43
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Russian Dance
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  33. 9 Act III Scene 3: Cossack Dance 03:21
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: Cossack Dance
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  34. 10 Act III Scene 3: In the Czarina's family theatre they are about to start a play with a song … (Master of Ceremonies, Bes, Vakula) 02:43
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act III Scene 3: In the Czarina's family theatre they are about to start a play with a song … (Master of Ceremonies, Bes, Vakula)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Albert Schagidullin, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  35. 11 Act IV Scene 1: Duet: Some say he threw himself into the river! (Solocha, Oksana) 04:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Duet: Some say he threw himself into the river! (Solocha, Oksana)
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ludmila Semciuk, Ekaterina Morosova
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  36. 12 Act IV Scene 1: Finale: We invite you to our house (Chorus of Women, Oksana, Chorus, Chorus of Men) 03:09
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Finale: We invite you to our house (Chorus of Women, Oksana, Chorus, Chorus of Men)
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  37. 13 Act IV Scene 1: If you want to drink honey, come with us to the Jewess's house! (Chorus, Cub, Golova, Panas, Solocha, Vakula) 07:07
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: If you want to drink honey, come with us to the Jewess's house! (Chorus, Cub, Golova, Panas, Solocha, Vakula)
    Duration
    07:07
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Vladimir Ognovenko, Barseg Tumanyan, Valentin Prolat
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky
  38. 14 Act IV Scene 1: Strong winds, do not blow in the thick woods (Chorus, Oksana, Solocha, Vakula, Cub) 06:27
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act IV Scene 1: Strong winds, do not blow in the thick woods (Chorus, Oksana, Solocha, Vakula, Cub)
    Duration
    06:27
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Performer
    Ekaterina Morosova, Ludmila Semciuk, Valeri Popov
    Ensemble
    Teatro Lirico Chorus, Teatro Lirico Orchestra
    Conductor
    Gennady Rozhdestvensky